Display or advertising device.



WWWMM No. 735,451. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

G. BIRCH. DISPLAY OR ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 20 1902.

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1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known near, GEORGEYBIRCIH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the eountyof Snifolk and Commonwealth ment in Display or Advertising Devices, of whichthe fol lowingdeseription, in connection with the accompanying drawings,- is a speci- I fication like letters on the drawings reprem sentinglike parts.

My inventionrelates to display or advertising devices, and has particular r'eferenceto new and improved means for supporting or securingsuch devices in position.

Heretoforewhen it has been desired to secure a display device, such as an advertisingplacard or announcement-card, ina prominent and noticeable position it has been customary to secure the same upon some suitably-located hook orn'ail, the placard or card being provided forthis purpose with a hole or an attached clip or hanging device by which the card or placard is suspended, leaving, however, theprotruding end of the hook or nail visible and accessible. The result has been that where such a placard has been placed in this manner in a position adapted to attract public attention the displaying or advertising advantages of its position have speedily attracted the attention of thoseinterested also in other advertising ordisplaying devices, who have taken advantage of the noinducoment forthe SllbSCl pieut attachment desirable location and the convenient support by hanging such devices or placardsupon the same hook or nail, thereby covering, the original device or placard and rendering itvalueless. My invention provides a simple and convenient means ofsupport for such placards orotherlikedcvices, havingzulvantages which Will more fully appear fromthcfollow in'g description, but the use of which offers of other placards in such manner ast'o con coal or interfere with thefirst.

My invention will be best understood from] the accompanying drawings, wherein--- Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a card or display device fitted with supporting means constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, and Fig. 3is a perspective view of the rearside of one of the supper-ting-tabs.

In a a placard or anne n e erd r euehe ier d s vice as it is. desired to, securein a prominent position. i This placard is provided on its rear of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvethe free flexible ends clfd. Theseflexible ends (1 d are non-resilient, having no set or fixed positions to which they tend, to return a when displaced therefrom and out, of which they must be forced, but are preferably freely pliable, so that theyniay be readily manipulated for twistingor tying when it isrequired to secure the placard to some fixed object.

This attachment-wireis preferably inserted,

as best shown in Fig. 3, in the eyelet-hole c at the face of the tab and drawn through the other eyelet-hole c from the rear of the tab; but any methodof suitably securing the attachment member to the tab may be employed. The ba'ckof the tab isthenfastened to the back of the placard in any desired man- 'ner, as by gumming or gluing the same there- 'to and in any desired position. The free ends of the attachment member may now be secured to anysuitable' projection or stationary support by tying, twisting, them about the latter, -andl in this' position, with the supporting-body andth'e supporting means at the rear of thefplaeard and con-' eealedgfrom view, the latter-presents a smooth surface without any visible means of support upon which a second placard] can be placed tocover the first. Any number of these supor wrapping porting-tabs maybe appliii o the display device to afford the necessary support, aecordingto the size and shape of the supporting object and the character of thedisplay device, and the attachment member may be of.

any length or material suited to the conditions of use;

I prefer to twist or tie the free ends of the attachment member upon the face .of the tab,

as at (1, and to provide the tab withan adhesive coating upon its back, whereby the tab and attachment member constitute a unij" tary supporting device adapted for attachment at will to any displaying device in any desired. Way. The tab (1 is at all times, per fectly flat and is of but one thickness and without folds when in position.

It will be evident that my invention is not limited. to the particular embodiment thereof here shown and described, but maybe varied without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

I claim 1 In a display device the combination with a display member of a supporting" member comprising a flexible tab provided With non-resili cnt flexible attaching means extending therefrom and adapted for securing said display memberto a supporting object, said tab being applied to and appearing upon but one face of Said display member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of 20 two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BIRCH.

\Nitnesses: 1

EVERETT S. EMERY, S. ETHEL HAYNES. 

